Dear Dr. Levine, today marks the seventh anniversary of the day you diagnosed me and absolutely saved my life. My regular doctor was not available and your nurse called me back and said “Dr. Levine overheard my conversation with you and didn’t like what he heard and offered to see you right away”. You diagnosed my condition and called for an ambulance to take me to the hospital. In an effort to not upset me you spoke to me with calm. After a CT scan I was told I would not survive until the next morning and I was prepped for surgery. I survived a procedure that only 1 in 20 survive and I am here today because of you.

I wasn’t your patient, you did not know me and yet you went out of your way to have your nurse call me back and offer to care for me. Who does that? No one else I know. The world is a better place with you in it. You have been and always will be in my prayers.

I and my wife met and chose Dr. Richard Levine to be our family doctor. Over the years we have been very pleased with our choice. He is compassionate and cares, but we feel he is head and shoulders above most. He knows the right questions to ask about your health, which gets to the cause of problem and facilitates a cure. We thought you would want to know, you are getting extra.

I was rushed to Boca Community Hospital with severe stomach pains. He responded promptly to my wife’s call even though it was ‘after hours.’ It was very comforting to have an advocate during a difficult time.

I credit Dr. Levine with the sole reason my lung cancer was detected in its early stage. The very fact that I am writing this almost three years later says more than I ever could.

Three years ago, I was hospitalized with an unknown illness. I believe that I am alive today because of Dr. Levine’s persistence, caring and medical skill which led to my recovery and quick return to work.

I credit Dr. Levine with the sole reason my lung cancer was detected in its early stage. The very fact that I am writing this almost three years later says more than I ever could.

Before I became a patient of Dr. Levine, I was in a wheelchair and used oxygen 24/7. Once in his care, he took over and began treating me and coordinating my care and in less than six months I was walking and no longer needed oxygen therapy. I am extremely happy that he came into my life. He is a doctor above reproach.

Dr. Levine saved me $600 a month when he took the time to discuss my insurances and medication expenses, thus defraying the cost of his membership. Now, I not only have a better quality of care, but it’s also saving me money.

Dr. Levine’s thorough examination of me on my first visit five years ago probably saved my life! …The time he spends on his patients is unheard of for most doctors. 

Thank you for all that you have done on be half of our parents.  You provided us with much relief, because we knew they were in the hands of an experienced MD who knew what he was doing; who cared enough to investigate and piece together the whole picture; who kept in close touch with the right people at the right times; and who consistently put our family’s best interest first.  

Your acute diagnostic skills and high index of suspicion have been instrumental in finding my condition at an early stage allowing me the best chance for helpful therapy.  For that I am  grateful.